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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
273 Posts |
 Posted - May 01 2009 : 4:50:59 PM
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| Hi everyone! My name is Laila and I live in PA. Dutch coutry. My 2 brothers and I have a farm where we raise grass-fed beef. We currently have 30 beef cows and about 50 younger cattle. I have been checking the forums for awhile and really appreciate all you farm girls. I have been learning so much. Keep up the good work you all do! |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 5:28:44 PM
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HI Laila,
Welcome to MaryJanes.I hope you ll have a blast here. So glad you decided to join in. We sure do have some fun. We share, smiles. laughs, tears, and living life in general.
I have learned so much and hope you will too!!
farmgirl hugs
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
"You are my strength when I am weak. You are the treasure that I seek. You are my all in all. Seeking You as a precious jewel; Lord, to give up I'd be a fool. You are my all in all."
Stop by my blog for a visit www.messiejessie2.blogspot.com |
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kmbrown
True Blue Farmgirl
459 Posts
Misty
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 5:31:25 PM
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Hi Laila!
Welcome from a fellow Pa gal. I think I am about an hour and a half from you. Are you fairly close to the Sight and Sound Theater? We go there about twice a year. Welcome again!!
Misty |
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antoinette
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Toni
East Freedom
PA
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 5:39:04 PM
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Hi Laila,
Welcome from another PA girl, hope you continue to enjoy the forum. Toni |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 7:01:49 PM
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Hi Laila!
Welcome!
Merry
http://afarminmyheart.blogspot.com/
"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets how much the heart can hold."
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2009 : 08:31:13 AM
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Hey Laila. Welcome from Ga. I have 2 beef calves that are 10 months old. They are grass-fed, too. They are about 700 lbs. now. So hopefully by the end of Fall-early Winter, he will be ready to go to butcher. The heifer I will keep to breed. She's my sweetie. How long does it take ya'll to get them to market weight?
Glad you're here. I hope to learn from you about the grass fed business.
Kris
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2009 : 10:45:21 AM
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Thanks so much for all the kind welcomes! I live about an hour away from Sight & Sound theater.
It takes about 20- 24 months to finish a grass-fed steer depending how big you want the animal. We just started doing grass fed. This is our second year of having the animals in pasture. We even got a blue heeler puppy to help us move the cattle from pasture to pasture. He is so active and doesn't listen very well but hopefully that will get better as he gets older!
Laila |
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Miss2Missus
True Blue Farmgirl
407 Posts
Karen
Asheville
NC
USA
407 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2009 : 10:53:43 AM
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Hello there Laila. I bet its beautiful up there in PA. I'm orgianlly from maryland. Hope you like it here.
Karen ^_^
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9778 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9778 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2009 : 06:37:44 AM
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Laila,
Welcome to the forum. I don't think we are very far from you. Maybe around 1 1/2 hrs or so. Do you butcher your own beef?
Denise
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mulegirl
True Blue Farmgirl
184 Posts
rosemary
cottonwood pass
co
USA
184 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2009 : 06:56:05 AM
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Welcome Laila,
A former Lancaster girl here (still call it home after 23 years in Colorado). Any calves this spring? We have ranchers down the road and love driving by everday seeing the new babies. Do you have a hex sign on your barn?
Rosemary
smile, follow your heart and don't look back
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2009 : 07:53:40 AM
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Hi Laila! A big welcome from Michigan!!!
Melissa
Farmgirl Sister #360
http://oldethymecountrybarn.blogspot.com/
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2009 : 10:33:29 AM
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Denise,
Yes, we butcher our own beef. We are currently trying to get hooked up with a CSA in New Jersey. Hope it works out.
Rosemary,
Unfortunately, we don't have a hex sign on our barn but 1 of our neighbors has one. Yes, we have had some calves this spring. We raise black angus and it is so cute seeing the little black calves running through the grass.
Laila |
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paintnpencils
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
jessica
glen rock
pa
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 8:03:01 PM
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Hello Laila! I am new here too I live in York county to your west I am glad there are some girls on here from Pa :) I love beef steers too my family had some when I was young, I am trying to convince my dad to get a couple again! They are just so cute! I want to to name one Porter "for porterhouse" and name one Burger, well for hamburger :) is that wrong? Jessica
each day is a new oportunity to create,improve, expand, and share. |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 04:43:14 AM
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A big Southern welcome, from one of the Louisiana farm girls! So glad to have you, Laila!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 05:46:29 AM
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Welcome Laila from the rolling hills of the Palouse.
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 4
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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